The new airports in Lusaka and Ndola are expected to open on the following dates:

Lusaka Airport (Kenneth Kaunda International Airport) - 5 August

Ndola Airport (Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe) - 9 September

KKIA Terminal 2 (New Airport) - International flights from 5 August flights will arrive/ depart

KKIA Terminal 1 (Old Airport) - Domestic schedules, charter flights and other general aviation will arrive/ depart

There is a walkway between the two Terminal buildings for connecting passengers.

Subject to change and update.

Emirates allow transit passengers from Zambia from 06 August, 2021 and passengers from SA starting today.

Emirates has published on its website a list of countries from which travellers will be allowed to transit in Dubai, and South Africa is on it.

Having left South Africa temporarily earlier this year, (the last flight to Dubai was on January 16, 2021), the airline has had to repeatedly extend its no-fly for South Africa, as the UAE would initially not allow any flights from South Africa.

Then, on March 11, Emirates was allowed to resume daily flights to Johannesburg but not to uplift passengers in Johannesburg, neither to enter Dubai nor to transit through the airport. The flight from Johannesburg to Dubai carried cargo.

Now the airline says “eligible customers” from South Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam and Zambia will be allowed to transit through UAE. It is still unknown what the eligibility criteria will be, but it is probable that EK will start carrying passengers on its flights from the commencement date, August 5, when the new regulations come into effect.

Air Mauritius has sent out a flyer to the South African trade giving it the news it has been waiting for since last year when the carrier ceased flights to SA.

The airline announced it will start operations from Johannesburg on 1st October 2021.

FRIDAYS

Johannesburg to Mauritius  Time: 13:35 - 19:35

Mauritius to Johannesburg  Time: 13:35 - 19:35

From 14th November 2021, additional flights on Sunday as per Friday timings.

***SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND UPDATES***

Lufthansa can now carry all SA and Namibian pax to Germany

Germany is set to welcome South Africans and Namibians from August 1.

SA and Namibia are being downgraded from the classification: virus variant areas to that of: areas of high risk.

This means that fully vaxxed travellers will no longer be liable for quarantine on arrival, and for the unvaxxed, quarantine will be 10 days instead of 14 and can be ended after just five days with a negative PCR test.

Additionally, there is no transport ban on travellers from high-risk areas who do not have German or EU citizenship.

Dr André Schulz, Lufthansa General Manager Southern Africa and East Africa, said this news would have a significant impact on the airline’s day-to-day business. “It is welcomed by us all with great excitement and elation. Based on these new regulations, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group will continuously re-evaluate and adjust our capacity to meet the demand according to our customers’ needs.”

Cathay Pacific won’t be returning to South Africa this year due to ongoing restrictions against South African travellers, but the airline says it still sees commercial potential in resuming the Johannesburg-Hong Kong route in the future. In the interim, the airline has put an interline agreement in place with Emirates that allows inbound passengers to travel via Dubai to Johannesburg, but not outbound passengers originating in South Africa.

“Cathay Pacific is yet to resume schedules to South Africa but rest assured that we remain committed to servicing the Johannesburg route as soon as the situation allows. In the interim, we are pleased to see the resumption of our Hong Kong to Dubai flights with a twice-weekly schedule. As part of our Dubai resumption, we have released fares from Shanghai and Beijing to Johannesburg. This means that passengers can fly from Shanghai and Beijing on Cathay Pacific to Dubai, via Hong Kong, and then interline from Dubai to Johannesburg on a through ticket. We will continue to monitor the situation to see how best we can assist during these times,” said the airline in a recent statement distributed to its local travel trade partners.

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